A/N: I literally love the Scream movies and Criminal Minds so much that I thought a crossover would be amazing. I would give you all the backstory but it would be too much. So you will learn as you read. I feel like it might make it more fun this way. I also do not own any of these characters except for my OC character Courtney.*
Chapter One: The Beginning
Courtney POV
I was awoken by my husband's phone ringing indicating that we most likely had a case. My husband Aaron and I worked for the BAU. I decided to lay there quietly until he woke me up.
Aaron: Sweetheart, it's time to get up. Strauss just called. We need to be at work within the hour. A case has come directly to her that needs our attention immediately. She told me none of the details so we might wanna take more clothes in our go bag just to be safe.
Courtney: okay babe. I'll get showered and dressed real quick and add some more outfits to our bags. Do you know where my phone is I can't seem to find it?
Aaron: sweetheart, you left it in the car last night I do recall so you wouldn't be distracted and we could go straight to bed. [he looks at you with a smirk] remember you were eager last night.
Courtney: [matches smirks with Aaron] that I was babe that I was.
Aaron and I shared a quick kiss then Aaron and I quickly got ready and I packed up our go bags while he made us some coffee in our travel mugs then we headed out to our car. When we got to the car Aaron got in the drivers seat while I put our stuff in the back and got in the passenger side.
Aaron: here's your phone. Courtney you have seven missed calls from Gale.
Courtney: that's odd. I'll call her back while we are driving to the office.
[on the phone with Gale]
Gale: Courtney courtney thank goodness you called me back.
Courtney: Gale (nervous) what's wrong?
Gale: is Aaron with you?
Aaron: yes Gale I'm right here.
Gale: it's happening. Two teen girls Marnie Cooper and Jenny Randall were stabbed and murdered by a Ghostface copycat or something. Dewey went to the scene alone and was attacked. He is okay. The wound isn't fatal by any means. But it's happening again.
Aaron and I exchanged an horrified look
Courtney: What do you mean it's happening again? What do you mean Dewey was attacked? I can't go through this again. More people we love can't die. More innocent people can't die. I thought it was all over after Roman
Aaron puts a reassuring hand on my thigh and rubs circles on it to try and calm me down.
Aaron: it's been 10 years why is this happening again? Why now?
Gale: I have no idea.
Courtney: Have you told Emily?
Gale: No I haven't spoken to her in a few weeks. Do you think you both could tell her when you see her at the office?
Courtney: Yeah I can. Listen Gale, I want to come down there and help but we just got a case. If the case isn't too bad and they could handle it without me I will come to Woodsboro but we just got to the office so let me call you back in a little bit. Be safe and tell Dewey I love him.
Gale: you both be safe too. We love you.
[hangs up phone]
Aaron: Sweetheart, are you okay?
Courtney: Not really. Are you? You went through this just as much as I did.
Aaron: I'll be okay. I just got an text from Strauss asking both You and I to come directly to her office when we arrive. It's about the case.
Courtney: well what are we waiting for? Let's not keep her waiting.
Aaron and I grab our things and walk up to the doors of the BAU building. We enter the elevator and head up to the 8th floor where Strauss's office is. We approach her office and Aaron knocks on the door.
Strauss: Come in.
Aaron: Good morning Strauss. You asked to see Courtney and I about the case.
Strauss: Yes. Aaron. Courtney. Please sit down. So when you joined the bureau we knew about your past with everything you both and Emily have gone through. We were notified early this morning that there have been two killings in Woodsboro.
Courtney: Yes ma'am. My sister in law actually called me this morning to let me know about this. My brother was the officer that responded who was attacked.
Strauss: That's what I thought when I was notified of the name of the sheriff. Well the sheriffs department called and personally requested the team because of the knowledge you both and Emily have with your past. I just want to make sure you will be okay being apart of this. I understand that this may bring up some terrible memories.
Aaron: Erin I can assure you we will both be fine. Emily might struggle but it's nothing we can't handle with her.
Courtney: Ma'am. There is nothing I want more than to be apart of this. I was planning on going to Woodsboro to help if the case that we were going to be doing wasn't too bad. It's only a matter of time before this killer starts coming for the original survivors that are left. Would you be okay if I presented the case to the team?
Strauss: I was actually going to ask if you would.
Courtney: I would like to since I can explain everything and they will know all of it. Plus Emily would have a hard time discussing some of it plus it will be better if she hears about it from me.
Strauss: sounds good. I will meet you both and the team at the round table in 15.
Aaron: thank you Erin.
Aaron and I leave Erin's office and make our way to the elevator. We head down to the sixth floor and through the doors to the bullpen.
Courtney: Good morning everyone!
Aaron: hey guys! Strauss wants us at the round table in 10. [turns to Courtney] are you going to try and talk to Emily before round table?
Courtney: I'll try. Can I bring her to your office?
Aaron: of course.
Courtney: Hey Em! Can you come up to Aaron's office for a second?
Emily: [looks towards me from her hushed conversation with Dave] I'm actually busy right now can it wait until after round table?
Courtney: [turns to Aaron and rolls her eyes] not really but if you don't wanna talk that's fine.
Things have been so weird between Emily and I lately. I'm pretty sure she's in a secret relationship with Dave but I don't know why she wouldn't just tell me about it. As her twin she knows I will always support her.
Courtney: Well she can't say I didn't try to tell her before everyone else finds out.
Aaron: That you did my love. That you did. Let's head to the round table room. The sooner we give all the information the sooner everything is out and we can head out.
I lean over and kiss Aaron on the cheek. God I love this man. He's been my rock for my entire life. We walk into the room and see the rest of the team there.
Penelope: Bestie are you okay? You look a little stressed.
Derek: Yeah She-Hotch you seem worried.
Courtney: I'll be okay. I'm presenting the case to the team this morning.
Emily: That's different.
Strauss: Good morning all. A case came to me this morning specifically requesting our immediate help. Some of our agents have experience with this including Courtney so that is why she is presenting the case. The floor is yours.
As I get up and head to the front Aaron squeezes my hand letting me know he's there for me. This is the first time that the team is going to hear the entire story. It's hard for any of us to ever talk about. Emily is going to probably be mad that she wasn't made aware but I tried to let her know.
Courtney: Alright team, please bare with me. This is hard for me to talk about but when Strauss spoke to Aaron and I this morning I knew I had to be the one to present the case. Please keep all of your questions until the very end.
Emily looks at me with a concerned look on her face like she is slowly starting to understand what is about to happen. I make eye contact with Aaron and he goes to sit next to Emily. Even if she is acting off she is still my sister and I know how much all of this has affected her too. Dave gives Aaron an odd look as he goes to sit next to Emily.
Strauss: If at any time you need a moment please take it.
Courtney: Thank you ma'am. Sixteen years ago in Woodsboro, California, Maureen Prescott was murdered.
Emily: oh God.
Aaron: [gives Emily a reassuring pat on the back] it's gonna be okay Em.
Courtney: She was found by her daughter Sidney Prescott. Sidney helped convict her mothers alleged killer Cotton Weary whom was having an affair with Maureen. [Emily rolls her eyes at that] On the year anniversary of Maureen's murder, two teenagers Steven Orth and Casey Becker were gutted and stabbed respectively. The killer was a person who wore a black robe and a ghost face mask. Therefore dubbed Ghostface. Sidney began getting threatening phone calls from the killer claiming they were coming for her just like they came for her mother making Sidney wonder if Cotton was actually her mothers killer but was refusing to believe any different. Two days after the murder of the two teens the principal of Woodsboro High, Arthur Himbry was stabbed to death by the same killer. The night following his death Sidney was attacked in her home with luckily no injuries just shaken up but she then knew for sure that this Ghostface killer was after her. The next evening there was a party held at the house of Stu Macher that the whole school was invited to. To keep an eye of protection on Sidney and his three sisters Deputy Dewey Riley was sent to the party to watch over the teens. Local reporter Gale Weathers and her cameraman Kenny Jonas were present trying to get a breaking story on this case. During this party, the news of the death of Principal Himbry became public knowledge so all of the students minus a select few left to go to the football field where Himbry was found. Chaos broke out soon thereafter, Ghostface attacked Billy Loomis who was the boyfriend of Sidney Prescott and stabbed him, the throat of Kenny Jonas was slashed causing his death, Randy Meeks and Aaron Hotchner were stabbed in the arm, and Deputy Dewey Riley was stabbed in the back. Unbeknownst to the others, before these attacks began Tatum Riley was killed by being crushed by the garage door. Then everything started unraveling and making more sense or as much sense at it could. Sidney and the Riley Twins were in the foyer of Stu's house when Billy came down the stairs somewhat limping. The Riley Twins noticed that the blood on his shirt was too red to be blood and it was then when everything started coming together. Billy Loomis and Stu Macher admitted to killing Maureen, Casey, Steven, Himbry, Kenny, and Tatum. A fight ensued. Billy and Stu attacked the ones that were left. In the end everyone sustained injuries, physical and mental. Sidney pushed a tv into Stu's head killing him instantly and Gale shot Billy in the head. There were seven survivors that night. Sidney Prescott, Randy Meeks, Gale Weathers, Dewey Riley, Courtney Riley, Emily Riley, and Aaron Hotchner.
As I finish the first part of the story I notice the shocked looks on everyone's faces.
Spencer: I know you said no questions but Tatum Riley was your sister?
Courtney: [trying to control her emotions] Yes Spence. Tatum was the best little sister. She would've hated me calling her little because she was only a year younger [laughing]
Aaron: She always hated that [smiling]
Courtney: Anyways, two years later it was the night of the movie premiere of Stab based on the book "The Woodsboro Murders," by Gale Weathers. At the premiere near Windsor College where we all attended a couple was attacked and killed by a copycat killer. We then began getting threatened on campus and Dewey and Gale came to the campus to try and help us. We were determined to all survive. We've survived this once we can do it again.
I lock eyes with my sweet husband as I can see the tears begin to form in his eyes and see Emily look the same.
Courtney: We all managed to survive the attacks. All of us except Randy. Randy was brutally murdered by this copycat killer. We later defeated the killers with the help of Cotton Weary. The killers ended up being Mickey Altieri one of the friends we had made and Debbie Loomis, the mother of Billy Loomis. We thought yet again that all of this was finally over and we could move on. Little did we know three years later it would happen again. Three years later, we had all moved on. Dewey was working on the set of Stab 3 as a production assistant. One night Cotton Weary was arriving home to his apartment from filming that day as he was starring as himself in the movie to find that his apartment that he shared with his girlfriend had been broken into. Little did he know what was awaiting him. We had another copycat on our hands. Cotton Weary was stabbed to death that night and found the next morning by his girlfriend [looking to Emily for the okay to include this as she nods] his girlfriend Emily Riley.
JJ: Oh my gosh
Courtney: Then one by one more murders started happening and we realized that the actors who were starring in the movie were being murdered in the order their characters die. We were able to all come together again to catch this copycat. It turned out to be the secret brother of Sidney Prescott and the director of Stab 3 Roman Bridger. He was behind everything all along. He paid Billy and Stu to murder Maureen and everything all because of Sidney. He was killed by Sidney and we felt as though it was finally over and we could live in peace. That now brings me to last night. 10 years later. Those of us who survived 16 years ago and all of these attacks have moved on from everything and rebuilt our lives in the last 10 years. Last night Marnie Cooper and Jenny Randall were stabbed and murdered in the Cooper household last night in Woodsboro. Sheriff Dewey Riley responded to the scene and was attacked by a Ghostface killer and is currently in the hospitial on the mend.
Emily: WHAT?? DEWEY WAS ATTACKED! How come I'm finding out about this just now?
Courtney: Emily don't yell. I tried to talk to you before now but you were too busy. Gale called me this morning.
Emily: Of course Gale called you. The favorite sister.
Aaron: Emily that is enough. Continue Courtney.
Emily just huffs puffs and rolls her eyes
Courtney: We have been invited by the Woodsboro Sheriff's Department to help on this case because of the fact that this team has 3 of the remaining 6 survivors from the original attacks on it. We know what to look for. We've been through this. So let's go save Woodsboro.
Aaron: Any questions can be asked on the jet. Wheels up in 30. Emily, Courtney. My office now.
The team is understandably still trying to process all that they have learned. Emily and I begrudgingly make our way up to Aaron's office. I understand that she didn't like learning about it this way but making a scene in front of the team and Strauss was not like her at all and uncalled for. As we are making our way to Aaron's office my phone rings and it says Dewey.
Courtney: Aaron I need to answer this before we start talking.
Aaron: okay sweetheart.
[on phone]
Courtney: Dewey hey oh my gosh are you okay?
Dewey: Calm down sis. I'm perfectly fine. Been hurt worse by these killers [laughing]
Courtney: Dwight Riley. That's not funny.
Dewey: you're right I'm sorry. But no sis I'm fine. How are you? Gale said she talked to you earlier and that you were gonna call her back but I just wanted to check in.
Courtney: I'm okay Dewey. I just can't believe this is happening again. The sheriffs department invited the team down to help so we are about to head on the jet in 15 minutes to fly down there. I'll come see you when we get there.
Dewey: I'm glad. I told them that the BAU team led by my brother in law was the best team for the job. How's Em and Aaron doing with all of this?
Dewey hasn't realized that you have him on speaker in Aaron's office. Emily is fuming for some reason.
Emily: I'm doing just fine Dwight. Not that you seem to care at all. Since neither you nor precious Gale seemed to call me to let me know what was going on. It's always let's call Courtney first. Make sure Courtney knows. You know what Courtney is perfectly fine she has her cookie cutter life with the perfect husband and the perfect job. I actually lost people through all of the attacks!!
Aaron and I just look at Emily with looks of shock and hurt.
Dewey: Emily you need to calm down that is completely uncalled for. I'm sorry that my wife called the sister who actually has been keeping up with our weekly phone calls. We haven't spoken to you in weeks. We thought you didn't want to talk to us. You see Courtney everyday so you have no excuse not to speak to her and it would have been easier for her to let you know anyways.
Emily: Whatever.
Courtney: listen here Emily. When you have been distant from me these past few weeks I chalked it up to maybe that you were trying to hide a relationship is new and I let it go. But I'm not gonna let you talk to me like that and I'm not gonna let you talk to Dewey like that. I don't care if your feelings are hurt that they called me but you aren't going to sit there and say that only you lost people during these attacks. In case you forgot we all lost our little sister. Or I'm sorry did you forget about Tatum when you chose to drop the Riley last name? I'm going to go with our team to help our town and our friends and our family. I suggest you get to head out of your ass before we get there and I'll choose to walk away from this conversation before I say anything else I regret because unlike you I value our relationship. Talk to me when your the Emily I know.
Emily: aww precious Courtney got her feelings hurt. You know what? It's always been about you even when we were kids. I lost the love of my life to these killings. Sometimes gosh I wish you understood what that was like.
Courtney: [getting up in Emily's face] don't you dare bring Aaron into this Emily. He has been there for you more times than I can count before, during, and after these killings.
Emily: Gosh Courtney I wish it was you that night that went and got the beer instead of Tatum.
A look of hurt and disgust flashed across my face and before I could even react I slapped Emily across the face.
Courtney: Wow Emily wow.
With one last look Courtney storms out of Aaron's office grabbing her go bag and heading towards one of the SUVs.
Aaron: I can't believe that you said that. You know how much Courtney struggled wishing that it was her instead of Tatum and how she wished she got to live a longer life. I'm disgusted with your actions Emily. I'm so close to removing you from this case history or not. I suggest you take some time to think about everything you have said while we are on the jet.
Emily: Don't speak to me like you're my father Aaron.
Aaron: What is wrong with you Emily? In all the time I have known you you have never acted like this. I understand this is hard trust me. I'm going through it too. Don't shut all of us out. I'll see you on the plane. Wheels up.
[in the suv]
Courtney: Dewey I don't understand why she's acting like this. She said hurtful things it's going to take some time for me to forgive her.
Dewey: I don't understand either. I'll try and talk to her while you guys are here or get Gale to talk to her or even Sidney.
Courtney: Wait Sidney is in town? Oh great that just makes it all so much better.
Dewey: Come on Courtney.
Courtney: I know. I'm sorry. Hey I gotta go Aaron is coming and we are gonna head to the jet. See you soon love you Dewey.
Dewey: Love you too sis.
I hang up my phone call with Dewey as Aaron gets in the front seat of our SUV.
Aaron: Are you okay sweetheart?
Courtney: Yeah babe. I'll be fine. Let's head out. Wheels up right?
I lean over and kiss Aaron on the lips. As long as I have him, my team, and my family by my side I know we can get through this.